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Postal

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Ripcord Games
Developer: Running With Scissors
Genre(s): Action, Shooter
Players: 16
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: September 30, 1997
Summary
We'd like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to the Honorable Senator Liebermann of Connecticut for including POSTAL in his list of the three worst things in America. First place went to POSTAL, second place was Marylin Manson, and third place went to Calvin Klein underwear ads. [Ripcord]
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What The Critics Said
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Game Revolution
The selling point of Postal is still its best feature - unabashed anarchy and a willingness to go where other games haven't. The gameplay is average; really no new ground is broken, and at its core this is just arcade style action. But the fact remains that Postal has upped the ante as far as what is accepted in the mainstream gaming world.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The lack of longevity in the single-player mode and the simplistic multiplayer options make Postal a moderately fun ride, at best.
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
Postal rates a 64 for disappointing gameplay and general bad judgment in setting the game's focus on the shock value rather than on anything substantial or creative, and for wasting the obvious artistic talents of Postal's designers.
Read Full Review >Adrenaline Vault
A middle-of-the-road little action shooter -- nothing more, nothing less. It has enough charm to make it kind of fun, and enough senseless violence to leave an impression, but that's about it.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
The moaning and suffering of hit civilians can be quite disturbing in their realism, as are the fire effects and animations. While the graphics fail to evoke the surreal atmosphere that was intended, the sound plays its part superbly.
Read Full Review >All Game Guide
Featuring inhumane, cold blooded killing and no purpose other than to lay waste to as many fellow human beings as possible, Postal truly stands in a zone of its own a killing zone.
Read Full Review >Computer Games Magazine
But stripped of its hype, what's most shocking about the game is its mediocrity.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Taylor B. gave it a1:
Repetitive as hell.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
The game is very good and entertaining. You can simply do what you cannot do in real life. Well, not if you're insane anyway. A comment on Shawn's comment. You don't have to kill everything that moves. You just need to kill the hostile ones and move through the levels. There is a number of hostile people, the game just gives you the choice of who to kill. If you want to be a lunatic, you can be one by killing everything. I've got only one complaint about this game. It's just too short for me. All in all, it is a very good game that was extremely underrated because of "excessive violence" as the law dogs would call it, when games like Grand Theft Auto go off easy and even get 85 to 100 on some sites. Hypocrisy at it's best.
Shawn H. gave it a7:
Its been years since I played this game, but I still remember having a good time playing it. No brain surgery here, you simply kill every person that moves. The game is played from an isometric view, and the graphics were good for its time. If you're looking for an old school game that only requires twitchy fingers, then this is the one for you.
[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
It is good.
